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Valves and valve actuation January recently filed with US Patent Office 01/10

20100019177 - Microvalve device: A microvalve device for controlling fluid flow includes a body defining a chamber having first and second ends. The first end is in communication with a source of command pressure. The second end in communication with a source of load pressure. A micromachined spool valve is disposed in the chamber... Agent: Macmillan Sobanski & Todd, LLC

20100019178 - Low pressure measurement devices in high pressure environments: The present invention presents various novel approaches to solving the problems inherent in measuring biological pressures in high pressure systems. Thus, to protect a pressure transducer exposed to fluid flows at higher pressures than its overpressure rating, a novel valve is used that closes a protected leg in which the... Agent: Shumaker & Sieffert, P. A.

20100019179 - Solenoid for a pilot operated water valve having reduced copper and increased thermal efficiency: A solenoid for a pilot operated water valve having reduced copper and increased thermal efficiency is provided. The solenoid utilizes smaller gauge copper wire for the coil, and reconfigures the coil to a shorter, fatter mechanical design than prior solenoids. Despite the focus of reducing material cost, the pole frame... Agent: Reinhart Boerner Van Deuren P.C.

20100019180 - Valve assembly: A valve assembly with at least one transverse channel in a substantially tubular valve housing, the assembly including a valve closing member that is positioned in the valve housing and that co-operates with a valve seat situated on a hollow cylindrical valve seat body that is fixed in the valve... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20100019181 - Apparatus and method for controlling fluid flow: An actuator base, bobbin, and pole piece form a pocket for an armature that a flexible membrane encloses to form an armature chamber filled with an incompressible fluid. The membrane protects the armature from exposure to corrosive fluids flowing in a conduit. Conduit flow can be stopped by driving the... Agent: Ivan David Zitkovsky Ph.d PC

20100019182 - Motorized automate/manual push button system: A driving mechanism, mounting to a flush apparatus, includes an actuation housing coupling with a valve body, a manual actuation unit including a push button and a manual plunger arm transversely extended from the push button towards a pushing platform, and an automated actuation unit including a motorized unit and... Agent: David And Raymond Patent Firm

20100019183 - Gear operated shut valve for a ventilation system: A gear operated shut valve for a ventilation system in a motor vehicle is disclosed. The gear operated shut valve includes gear train. The gear train includes a driven gear that is associated with the shut valve and a driving gear that is associated with an outlet knob on an... Agent: Plumsea Law Group, LLC

20100019184 - Valve seal with integral flexure joints: A valve seal for use with a valve having a valve element including a plurality of radiused corners. The valve element is rotatably mounted within a frame disposed in a flowbody. The valve seal including a plurality of curved portions in cooperative alignment with the radiused corners of the valve... Agent: Honeywell/ifl Patent Services

20100019185 - Electrically conductive bonding means for device components: A bonding means for electrically coupling a first component and a second component at an interface. The bonding means including at least one electrically conductive bonding puck positioned between the first component and the second component. The bonding puck being disposed within a recess formed in at least one of... Agent: Honeywell/ifl Patent Services

20100019186 - Engine valve assembly with valve can mountable to an engine cover: An engine valve assembly is provided with a valve housing configured to promote easy fastening and removal of the valve assembly from an engine cover. The housing has a first wall and a side wall that extends therefrom to partially define an interior cavity with a cavity opening opposite the... Agent: Quinn Law Group, PLLC

20100012867 - Compensated valve: In a valve assembly (1) comprising a valve housing (2), a valve seat (3) and a valve body (4) adapted to fit in closing relationship in said valve seat (3) in a closed position, said housing (2) has an inlet (5) and an outlet (6) for a pressurized fluid, positioned... Agent: Stites & Harbison PLLC

20100012868 - Servo-operated valve: A single chamber two-way servo-operated valve comprising: a valve body (1) presenting an inlet aperture (2), an outlet aperture (3) and an access (11); a cover (12) to close the access (11) of the valve body (1); a port (4) dividing the valve body interior into an inlet section (5)... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P.

20100012869 - Dispensing arrangement for a water-dispensing appliance and water-dispensing appliance with a dispensing arrangement: The invention relates to a dispensing arrangement for a water-dispensing appliance which is designed in particular for dispensing drinking water, having a valve device which has a valve body that can be positioned with sealing action against a valve seat, and having a dispensing body which has a first inlet... Agent: Lipsitz & Mcallister, LLC

20100012871 - Remote gas line shut off valve: A device for actuating a pneumatically operated gas-line shut-off valve is disclosed. The device comprises a shape memory alloy wire that is actuated by the application of electrical current. When the shape memory alloy wire is actuated, it opens a spring loaded air exhaust valve that releases the pneumatic pressure... Agent: Arthur M. Peslak, Esq . Mandel & Peslak, LLC

20100012870 - Remote gas line shut-off valve: A device for actuating a pneumatically operated gas-line shut-off valve is disclosed. The device comprises a shape memory alloy wire that is actuated by the application of electrical current. When the shape memory alloy wire is actuated, it opens a spring loaded air exhaust valve that releases the pneumatic pressure... Agent: Arthur M. Peslak, Esq. Mandel & Peslak, LLC

20100012873 - Solenoid actuated valve with a damping device: The invention provides a solenoid actuated valve with a plunger which moves in a sleeve under influence of a magnetic field from the solenoid and further comprising a damping device for reducing noise and wear caused by the plunger when it bounces against a top part located in the sleeve.... Agent: Mccormick, Paulding & Huber LLP

20100012872 - Valve apparatus: A valve apparatus for controlling fluid flow between a fluid passage and a fluid delivery conduit therein includes a valve housing having first and second housing ports spaced therealong, and a driven member driveable toward and away from the first housing port. A closure member having a port is coupled... Agent: Ade & Company Inc.

20100012874 - Rotary encoder frequency analysis: A novel method for diagnosing problems with a valve actuator or other rotary equipment. Frequency analysis is performed upon speed, position, torque, thrust, or vibration data. Speed or position data may be provided by a rotary encoder.... Agent: Traskbritt, P.C.

20100012875 - Flush valve handle assembly providing dual mode operation: A dual mode flush valve includes a handle assembly having a handle, a bushing and a plunger. The bushing has a sleeve with a passage therethrough for mounting the plunger for sliding and tilting. The passage is defined by first and second partially overlapping bores that coincide at the inner... Agent: Foley & Lardner LLP

20100012876 - Adapter for gas fireplace valves: An adapter for gas valves used for fireplaces and barbecues. The adapter bridges a distance between the gas valve and a finishing flange used to cover a hole in a floor or wall within which the gas valve T-junction is recessed. The adapter includes an inner length with female threading... Agent: Derek Burger

20100012877 - Closure device for a pressure reservoir of a gas-refrigeration generator, which can be filled with a compressed gas: The invention relates to a closure device for a pressure reservoir (14) of a gas-refrigeration generator (11), which pressure reservoir can be filled with a compressed gas. The valve body (21) is arranged so as to be displaceable inside a valve box (18). The valve body (21) has an effective... Agent: Kriegsman & Kriegsman

20100012878 - Vacuum valve and closure plate for a vacuum valve: The invention relates to a vacuum valve for gas-tight sealing of a flow path, comprising at least one thrust rod, which has a cylindrical connecting section, and a closure plate which is removably mounted on the thrust rod and has at least one concave, semicircular first rod recess corresponding to... Agent: Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, PLLC

20100006787 - Fluid controller with joint: Between a joint 12 and a body 23 of a fluid controller 13, a passage member 14 for communicating both intervenes. The joint 12 is coupled to the passage member 14 by welding. The passage member 14 is coupled with the body 23 of the fluid controller 13 so as... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20100006788 - Valve assembly having magnetically-energized seal mechanism: A valve assembly is provided that includes a flowbody, a valve element movably disposed within the flowbody, and a magnetically-energized seal mechanism. The magnetically-energized seal mechanism includes a wiper seal carried by one of the flowbody and the valve element and movable between a retracted position and an extended position.... Agent: Honeywell International Inc. Patent Services

20100006789 - Operating device for control valve: An operating device with an operating lever for a control valve includes: an input member connected to the operating lever; an output member connected to a slide spool of the control valve; and a swing link for relaying a displacement of the input member to the output member. The swing... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20100006790 - Signaling of the active safety position of electropneumatic position regulators: An electropneumatic position regulator for controlling a pressure-medium-operated actuating drive to which compressed air can be applied via a working connection of the actuating drive. Compressed air is made available to the position regulator via a feed pressure connection, and the pressure regulator includes an electronic control unit configured to... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20100006791 - Valve extension handle and method of using the same: An extension handle is coupled to a flow control device of a railcar. The extension handle includes a first rod having a first end operatively coupled to the flow control device, an opposing second end forming a handle, and a midsection slidably coupled to a support member coupled to the... Agent: Patent Docket Department Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20100006792 - Steam valve: A steam valve is provided with a valve body, a valve seat, and a valve rod provided for the valve body. The valve body has a bottom portion to which a recessed portion is formed, and the recessed portion has an edge, which is positioned on an upstream side of... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20100006793 - Valve gear: The reliability of a valve gear in which a cobalt-based alloy is welded by plasma powder building-up welding is improved. Disclosed is a valve gear including a bearing 2 having a sliding surface against a valve shaft 1, the valve gear being characterized in that: a welded layer 12 made... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

20100001213 - Fluid control: A valve having a trim comprising a plurality of impingement flowpaths, each flowpath comprising a central impingement chamber and having three radially directed inlet passages is provided. As the fluid floes through the inlet passages and enters the impingement chamber the flow starts to turn and impinge upon one another... Agent: Stetina Brunda Garred & Brucker

20100001215 - Electromagnetic fuel injection valve: In an electromagnetic fuel injection valve, a valve housing includes: a cylinder-shaped valve seat member having a valve seat in its front end portion; a magnetic cylindrical body coaxially connected to a rear end portion of the valve seat member; a nonmagnetic cylindrical body coaxially and liquid-tightly welded to a... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20100001214 - Electromagnetic fuel injection valve and method of manufacturing the same: In an electromagnetic fuel injection valve in which: a suction tubular part projecting toward an inside of a nonmagnetic cylindrical body is provided to a front end portion of a stationary core; and a front end of the suction tubular part and a rear end of a movable core are... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20100001217 - Damping force variable valve of shock absorber: A damping force variable valve includes a retainer including a spool rod part having a hollow portion formed at a central portion thereof to allow a spool to be inserted in the hollow portion, a solenoid part coupled to a lower side of the retainer and having a bobbin provided... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group PLLC

20100001216 - Solenoid valve for brake system and manufacturing method thereof: Disclosed herein are a solenoid valve for a brake system and a manufacturing method thereof, to achieve easy manufacture and low manufacturing costs via a more simplified configuration than the related art. The solenoid valve includes a valve core, a sleeve into one side of which the valve core is... Agent: Ladas & Parry

20100001218 - Swing valve: A swing valve includes a body having an inner surface defining an opening, a plate positioned substantially within the opening of the body, and a pivot rod coupled to the body and the plate. The pivot rod defines a pivot axis. The plate is pivotable about the pivot axis relative... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20100001219 - Two-part back cap for a plug valve and plug valves incorporating same: A two-part back cap for a plug valve includes a back cap seal body and a back cap retainer nut. The back cap retainer nut secures the back cap seal body within the plug valve and securely supports the back cap seal body. A gap between an outer periphery of... Agent: Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLPIPDepartment

20100001220 - Rotary face seal with anti-crowning features: A typical rotary face seal employs a seal ring rotating relative to a sealing surface and also employs means to urge the seal ring towards the sealing surface in order to effect a seal. The seal ring may itself comprise a seal face bonded to a backing ring. In certain... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20100001221 - Flow-rate control valve: The present invention provides a flow-rate control valve that allows for manufacturing cost reduction and has a compact size with improved ease of maintenance. The flow-rate control valve includes a lower casing provided with a channel that leads a liquid and a fluid and with a valve seat, a valve... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20100001222 - Valve, namely for bottles for ultra-high purity gas: A valve for pressurized or liquefied gas comprises a valve body (12) with a gas flow channel (16) and in this channel a sealing seat (30) for an open/close element (32) having a free end (60) where a shoulder (62) is provided. An annular seal (64) is mounted on the... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20100001223 - Valve with a springy diaphragm: A diaphragm membrane (212) is disclosed that has a shape that spring loads a diaphragm during assembly to provide a default position for the diaphragm. The diaphragm membrane (212) is made from a resilient material. The diaphragm is spring loaded during assembly to provide a force that returns the diaphragm... Agent: The Ollila Law Group LLC

20100001224 - Valve spring retainer: The valve spring retainer includes a base having an outer periphery and a central aperture. The central aperture defines a center axis. At least two tabs extending radially from the base outer periphery relative to the center axis. Each of the tabs have a distal end including an axially extending... Agent: Quarles & Brady LLP